Breast Cancer

A breast cancer patient should actively participate in health care choices. Learning to be proactive is not only a privilege, but a right.

I don't mean to keep secrets from my doctors but it's so easy.

How do we choose the best tests to keep an eye on our cancer?

Writing can help you resolve feelings and save memories.

A recent study found that women with breast cancer often have a network of people that they consult to help them make treatment decisions.

Sexual intimacy is a subject that is difficult for many breast cancer survivors to discuss. The challenges of sexual intimacy are often created as a direct result of cancer treatments or can occur from the after effects which result in emotional scarring.

Find ways to make fear of recurrence part of your cancer journey.

Offering advice to others is usually helpful, but sometimes can end up being hurtful. As breast cancer veterans, do those of us who’ve been there tend to overshare?

Getting rid of my cancer clothes proves to be no easy task.

A breast cancer survivor looks at prescription drugs, and what we call them.

It's natural to feel overwhelmed with a cancer diagnosis. Grab back a little security by knowing what to expect

The doctor-patient relationship is a delicate one. It's one that needs to be comfortable between both parties. When and how do breast cancer patients know when it's time to make a change? This is an important decision that should not be taken lightly.

Nerlynx (neratinib) was granted approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the extended adjuvant treatment of patients with early stage, HER2-positive breast cancer who have already received postoperative Herceptin (trastuzumab).

Summer fun can be a challenge for survivors with lymphedema. While you should do what your doctor, physical therapist and you have worked out as best for your needs, I share some of my helpful habits here.

A study is helping to motivate breast cancer survivors to be physically fit.

A helpful guide for the newly diagnosed.

There's lots of great new research to be excited about but there's still no cure.

Abemaciclib was granted a priority review to a new drug application (NDA) to treat patients with advanced hormone receptor (HR)­­–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, according to Eli Lilly and Company, the manufacturer of the CDK4/6 inhibitor.

Cancer can feel like a ticking time bomb. Here's how one cancer survivor diffused it.

When I returned home from my first visit to my surgeon after my diagnosis of breast cancer, I could see the look of worry on my mother's face.

Three years ago, breast cancer interrupted this survivor's life. Read more to learn how she accepted and embraced that life altering challenge.

Fear of recurrence can motivate good living, but it can also stop you from living.

For many who have been through the experience, whether you call it a return, recurrence or anything else, it’s something they lay awake at night thinking about, and worrying about.

Breast cancer is no holiday.

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